Category Archives: my life

a look back at 2011

Saying this has been a big year for the Pair family is really just restating the obvious for the umpteenth time. But it has! When I look back at 2011, I am humbled by the numerous families and couples who have invited me into their lives. But the birth of daughter in March and our...

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merry and bright

I am so happy to say that all of the ornaments are finally on the tree and *almost* all of the presents have been wrapped. Anyone who is feeling like a procrastinator or slacker this Christmas season only needs to look as far as our house to cheer themselves up. We are in full-on Christmas...

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christmas party with my photo girls!

We have scaled back a bit on Christmas this year. Life with a nine month old is hectic, and there just hasn’t been time for mall shopping and hanging of the yule tide. The fact that our Christmas tree is up (sans ornaments, sadly) is an accomplishment in itself. But I am very much in...

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meeting new friends

When I started this blog almost three years ago, I thought it would be a good way to share the photos I was taking and document parts of my life. I wasn’t expecting anyone to pay much attention, and I never imagined that it would provide a way to make new friends! The internet is...

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the wall of canvases

When we moved into our house in 2007, I was eager to unpack all of our boxes and decorate our new home. I spent days mulling over what furniture should go where and hanging and rehanging photographs until they were just so. I quickly realized that our new wall space far out numbered our old...

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